amyl and the sniffers, chubby and the gang, soulglo, bob vylan, bad planning, mom jeans, good grief, moving targets, diaz brothers, The Dumpies, The Oh Sees, Wonk Unit, The Catenary Wires, Extravision, A Wilhelm Scream, Antillectual, The Ex, The Last Mile
This weeks Dublin gigs Aug 9 – 14
Black Bank Folk had a great record out to coincide with the centenary of the Irish Easter Rising so its nice to se them out with a new set of folk songs in Whelans this week, as a precursor to the Folk Festival that is on there this weekend. Oh Boland and Extravision promises to … Continue reading This weeks Dublin gigs Aug 9 – 14
This Weeks Gigs – Dec 31 – Jan 6
This weeks gigs in Dublin - Dec 31 - Jan 6 It's quiet enough as the teens enter their 20's but Pillow Queens in Workmans Club is one good way of seeing out the old and bringing in the new. Whelans offering of And So I Watch You from Afar would beat Jools Holland too. … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs – Dec 31 – Jan 6
This weeks gigs – Nov 19 – 25
Another busy week in the Capital this week. If you were quick off the mark you may have already picked up a ticket for Shame and Fontaines DC but those of us slow, or not in the know will have to make do with the punk rock of Foreign Legion in the Thomas House or … Continue reading This weeks gigs – Nov 19 – 25
This Weeks Gigs – Oct 22 – 28
It's not just a week for big names like Idles, Toots and the maytals, Corrossion of Conformity and Slackers it's also a nice week for experimental music as the ever interesting Enthusiastic Eunoch are putting a gig on with Eartheater and Natalia Beylis are in Bello Bar on Wednesday. Pitchfork says "In Eartheater’s burgeoning musical … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs – Oct 22 – 28
This Weeks Gigs April 2 – 8
After the excitment of punk festivals and bars being open for business on Good Friday we are back to a normal week of gigs in Dublin. An interesting affair is the night of promised hypnotic noiserock and zeitgeisty punkrock taking place in Dropdead twice on Tuesday Both bands are on the Norwegian undergroundlabel Tonehjulet Kraftpest. … Continue reading This Weeks Gigs April 2 – 8
This weeks gigs – March 12 – 19
As we are all preparing for St Patricks Day and hoping to void too much sham-rock I'm looking forward to Karl Blau in the Workmans Club. There is a clash on Paddy's night with a DSC Repeal Fundraiserin Bello Bar which has a great mix and the punk rock sounds of Hooligan, immaculate deception, turfboy, … Continue reading This weeks gigs – March 12 – 19
This Weeks gigs – March 5 – 12
This Weeks Gigs March 5 -12 This week is all about the part that the majority of the population play in providing music. Women are raising their voice and rage and dance moves as Bernard Shaw Drop Dead Twice have events supporting and promoting INternational Womens Day. Bernard Shaw go a step further with a … Continue reading This Weeks gigs – March 5 – 12
This weeks gigs – November 27 – December 4
https://youtu.be/llzMM4fSs44 A busy way to end November and enter Christmas party season. Amongst other things there is something special every night - Pieta House benefit night tonight with Bell XI, Lisa O'Neill and Jape in what is bound to be a sell out night. Tomorrow is Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes in Tivoli. On Wednesday, … Continue reading This weeks gigs – November 27 – December 4